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Earlier this summer, my wife sent me this Pin from Buzzfeed extolling the virtues of ‘Quick Dinners to Make This Week.’ I’m not a huge fan of stuffed bell peppers, and I’d never tried stuffed zucchini so I was not very excited. It looked good, but I was sort of like ‘meh.’

That said, “Happy Wife Happy Life” is probably the best advice I’ve ever received so I figured – sure, why not? Turns out that it was an AWESOME decision, and this recipe has made its way to our table regularly for the last few months, and has even turned into a favorite to prepare for guests.

Inspired by this recipe at Katrina Runs for Food, it really is easy – dare I say, fun? – fairly quick and awesomely fulfilling & delicious. I snapped a quick video and uploaded it to youtube, and the recipe itself is below. Hope you enjoy – I know your family will.

Ingredients

4 large zucchini, sliced lengthwise and middle scooped out with melon baller and saved for later in the recipe.

1 lb lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped red/yellow/green peppers in any combination

1/2 cup onion, diced

heavy hand of cumin

pinch of cayenne

heavy hand ancho chili powder, or regular chili powder if ancho is not available

generous shake of garlic powder

generous salt & pepper

1/2 cup shredded cheddar

1/2 cup of mascarpone cheese

1/4 cup of parsley, chopped

1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded

3 green onions, sliced thin

Directions

Sautee beef, peppers, onions until beef is browning

add the middle part of the zucchini that was scooped out.

Add seasonings. Stir and simmer a few minutes until flavors are ingrained.